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In 2018, vocational education and training (VET) has made a new move towards a flexible and open vocational education & training system, creating opportunities for laborers to learn and create sustainable jobs. society. According to Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Mr. Le Quan, self-reliance, enterprise and standardization are the three keywords that make breakthroughs in professional education.

According to the latest report of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, in the quarter 2/2018, the country has 126,900 people with university degrees and post-graduate unemployment. This number is really alarming, when the college degree, bachelor is no longer the ticket to work, then apprenticeship becomes the inevitable trend of society.

At present, there is a fact that the demand for recruitment of many business lines exceeds the number of training institutions. With so many professions, businesses can easily get a hundred candidates are college graduates when the job postings but must find a new job recruitment.

With the rapid development of science and technology, computer technology, artificial intelligence, Internet connection, humanity is entering the fourth revolution called the industrial revolution 4.0. The industrial revolution of the 4.0 is taking place in many developed countries, which are promising but also bring great challenges to the labor market in Vietnam.

On October 22, 2018, the German Vocational Training Program (GIZ) in cooperation with the General Department of Vocational Education organized a workshop on "Improving quality and ability to meet market requirements. Workers in vocational education in Vietnam through linking schools and businesses "in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Government will consult the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Ministry of Justice, the Bureau of Employment, relevant ministries, branches, ... to develop a decree regulating the list of industries, Trainees must be trained (expected to be issued by the end of 2018 or early 2019).

In the face of the challenge of the 4.0 revolution, vocational education is forced to transform itself to meet the demands of the labor market. To train high quality human resources to meet the development requirements of the economy, not only vocational education but the participation of the whole society. At present, the Govement has a lot of policies and guidelines to support enterprises in vocational training, however, many policies have not come to the enterprise. That is one of the most urgent issue right now.